His studies

In 2004 he was awarded a Diploma in Agriculture at the Duca degli Abruzzi State Technical Institute in Padua. In 2008 he obtained a First-Cycle Degree in Environmental Science and Technology at Padua University, discussing a thesis on Phytoseiids mites with a study of their resistance to different pesticides. In 2011 he obtained a Second-Cycle Degree in Environmental Science and Technology, specialising in Curriculum Protection and Land Use Planning, discussing a thesis in which two strains of Phytoseiids mites were compared and subjected to bioassay in order to make a genetic assessment of their resistance to a pesticide and verify whether they inherited resistance.

Languages spoken

English and Italian.

Hobbies

Rearing and studying insects (a passion which also continues also outside work), listening to music, bodybuilding, trekking, jogging, reading.